2003 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

FUEL LEAK. A METAL FUEL LINE WAS CLAMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE FUEL FILTER BRACKET. THIS FUEL LINE BEGAN LEAKING THE THAT POINT. THERE WAS METAL TO METAL CONTACT AT THIS POINT. THE FUEL LINE SHOWS ONLY MINOR CORROSION AT THIS POINT, SO IT MIGHT BE CRACKED RATHER THAN CORRODED THROUGH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END THINKING ITS BALL JOINTS UPPER OR LOWER I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED ALOT OF THEM HE SAID BECAUSE THERE IS NO GREASE FITTINGS ON THE BALL JOINTS. THERE WAS 34,400 MILES ON IT. I THINK FORD SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSE IF THE PART WAS NOT MADE CORRECTLY.. I THINK IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. *TR

MY TRUCK DIED ON MY WAY HOME AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO NOT ONLY RUN INTO A BUNCH OF TREES, BUT ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE ONCOMING LANE. MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, OR ANY WAY OF AN EASY STOP. I HAD TO GET THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR TO HELP ME STEER THE 7500LB VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD HEARD THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS NOTORIOUS FOR GOING OUT AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT AND DIDN'T BELIEVE IT UNTIL I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH THE NEXT MORNING AND MY TRUCK WAS GIVING ME ALL THE SIGNS OF A BAD CPS. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND BOUGHT A NEW CPS FOR JUST UNDER $30. I INSTALLED IT IN THE PARKING LOT I ENDED UP IN AND AFTER A FEW CRANKS, MY TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP AND HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THEN PERTAINING TO THE CPS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD WOULD MASS PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT COULD POSSIBLY KILL OR INJURE SOMEONE IN THIS MANNER. I BELIEVE THE AVERAGE PERSON (MAN/WOMAN) WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE BY THEMSELVES IF THE CPS WENT OUT ON THEM. I AM VERY LUCKY I SURVIVED THIS WITH NO INJURIES OF ANY KIND. I HOPE EVERYONE THAT DRIVES THIS SERIES OF TRUCK IS ALSO AS LUCKY AS MYSELF. *TR

9/11/05 PURCHASED 4/29/06 TRUCK STALLED TOWED INTO RANCHO FORD 5/11/06 TRUCK REPAIRED 2/6/07 TUNE-UP PERFORMED AT NORTH COUNTY FORD ($525.01) ?ENGINE LIGHT IS ON? NOTED ON INVOICE. TRUCK RETURNED SAME DAY. TECHNICIAN STATED ?ENGINE LIGHT CAUSED BY BAD GLOW PLUG. NOT A MAIN CONCERN.? 9/27/07 OIL CHANGE 9/28/07 SPOKE WITH TECHNICIAN: ICP CONNECTOR, ENGINE HARNESS, INJECTOR HARNESS AND INJECTORS 6 AND 7 ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED 9/28/07 I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED FOR A TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT OR A NEW TRUCK 10/3/07 RECEIVED TRUCK BACK 10/4/07 RECEIVED CALL STATING FORD BELIEVES ALL WORK IS COMPLETE AND CLAIM IS DENIED. 10/13/07 TRUCK WILL NOT START 10/15/07 CALLED FORD ASKING FOR NEW TRUCK 10/16/07 RECEIVED CALL FROM RANCHO FORD STATING: INJECTOR HARNESS AND NUMBER 8 INJECTOR ARE BAD 10/22/07 RECEIVED CALL FROM STATING FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE TOWING AND THE REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DENIED. 10/24/07 RECEIVED TRUCK FROM RANCHO FORD REPAIRS SEEMED TO MIRROR WHAT NORTH COUNTY FORD HAD DONE. 10/25/07 SENT EMAIL TO (GM NORTH COUNTY FORD) AND (GM RANCHO FORD) THAT CONTAINED THIS TIMELINE. 10/25/07 SPOKE WITH FROM NORTH COUNTY FORD AND HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE TOWING BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY TRUCK (THE 6.0L) ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND HE HAS SEEN ?MANY? CASES WHERE ALL THE INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHY HIS INVOICE STATED AFTER REPAIRS TO INJECTORS 6 AND 7, ?ALL INJECTORS GOOD? AND JUST TEN DAYS LATER INJECTOR 8 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID FORD DOES NOT ALLOW THE DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE PARTS UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE. BASICALLY INJECTOR 8 COULD HAVE TESTED POOR AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE IT. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2007, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER WHERE THEY WORKED ON IT AND REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR (TROUBLE CODE P-0340). I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CODE POPPING UP SINCE 15,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 90,000 MILE. THIS IS THE SAME SENSOR USED ON ALL 7.3 DIESEL ENGINES SINCE 1999 THROUGH 2003. ALL OF THE DIESEL FORUMS SAY THAT THIS SENSOR IS ALWAYS GOING OUT. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX AND THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED BY NOW. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB

I OWN A 2003 FORD F-250 AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE OTHER DAY WHEN I CROSSED A BRIDGE WITH FOUR EVENLY-SPACED EXPANSION JOINTS. AFTER HITTING THEM, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I GRIPPED THE WHEEL AND STRUGGLED TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE AS I EASED ONTO THE BRAKE. THAT DIDN'T HELP, SO I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY STOPPED SHAKING - AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I'VE ALSO HAD SIMILAR TROUBLE WITH POTHOLES. ONE TIME I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE TRUCK SHOT HALFWAY OVER INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. THERE WAS A CAR JUST BEHIND WHO HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS - FUEL REGULATOR, OXYGEN SENSOR. WATER PUMP FAILED 06/23/07. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. THERE WAS $2100 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAUSED BY THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE THE TIRE ONCE THE CONTACT SUBMITS INSURANCE INFORMATION. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. SEVERAL OF THE TIRE DETAILS ARE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 54000.

I HAVE A 2003 F250 GAS ENGINE WITH 46,000 MILES AND THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING MINOR RUFF ROAD AT SPEEDS FROM 60 MPH AND ABOVE. THIS CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN VERY FAST WHICH LEAVE DRIVERS BEHIND ME SCRAMBLING TO SAFETY. I HAVE PUT NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE FRONT END FOR DAMAGED OR LOOSE PARTS. ALL SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE SPARK PLUGS FELL OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,238. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SPARK PLUGS BEING LOOSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *AK